CS111: Introduction to Computer Science with Java

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CS 111: Introduction to Computer Science, Fall 2005
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Announcements

12/19/05: Final grades have been posted.

12/7/05: Aaron's office hours next week: Tuesday 12/13 @ 1-2:30pm, and Thursday 12/15 @ 10-11:30am.
Alex's office hours next week: Monday 12/12 5-7pm @ lab.

12/1/05: What to review for the lab exam.

11/17/05:
1 - Homework 10 (inheritance and polymorphism) will be due no later than Tuesday 11/22 @ 5pm. This should give you ample time to complete the work before the holiday.
2- Office hours next week: Alex: Monday 21st: 1:30-2:30pm, and Tuesday 22nd: 1-2pm Aaron: Tuesday 22nd: 1:30-2:30pm. The university is closed the remainder of the week.
3- Homework 11 will be a short assignment, which you will work on during the lab time on November 30th. It will be due on December 1st. Please plan your time accordingly.

11/04/05: Final Exam will be Friday 12/16/05 @ 3:00pm-5:00pm in GCB 205.

10/24/05: Office hours for Tuesday October 25th will be held 11-12pm and 2:30-3:15pm. Sorry for any inconvenience.

10/18/05: I have made a permanent change in my Tuesday office hours, see main page. The other days remain the same.

9/29/05: Quiz 2 moved to THURSDAY 10/6/05.
I will be absent on Tuesday 10/4, with my TF Alexandra Stefan teaching in my absence.
If you will not be in class on Tuesday, you may come to a make-up class on Friday 10/7 11a-12pm @ CAS B18.
I am also going to have an unusual office hours schedule for the next 2 weeks. Rather than list cancellations and additions, here's when I will hold OH:
- Thursday Oct 6, 11-12am.
- Friday Oct 7, 10-11am and 1-2pm.
- Tuesday Oct 11, 1-2pm.
- Friday Oct 14, 10-11am and 1-2pm.

9/22/05: I will be missing 2 classes on TUE 10/4 and THU 10/13, with a substitute teaching in my place. If you will not be in class these days (on account of Jewish holidays), please email me your preference for a time to hold a make-up class on FRI 10/7 and FRI 10/14.

9/6/05: If you are having trouble using websubmit, please try the following:

close ALL browser windows, and restart the browser
be sure they use the link on the webpage (do NOT type in the url, since this might leave off the required courseid).

Class meeting	Concept	Examples from class
Thursday 8 September	General Java syntax, Standard output	HelloWorld.java
Tue 13 September	Standard output Variables, data types Assignment statements	HelloWorld.java DataTypes.java
Thu 15 September	Review Data Types, Constants Arithmetic, some higher math Casting	MinAndMax.java Constants.java Arithmetic.java FunWithCasts.java HigherMath.java
Tue 20 September	Using pre-defined classes, calling methods. Standard input	ReadingFromKeyboard.java
Thu 22 September	Introduction to Graphics (coordinates, drawing, basic Colors) Calling methods Passing arguments to method calls	Drawing.java [some code to get us started] Drawing.java (the drawing I did in class)
Tue 27 Sept	Object reference variables. Object creation. Using constructors. More Graphics: creating custom Colors.	Drawing.java [updated] ObjectCreation.java StringExample.java
Thu 29 Sept	Accessor and Mutator methods. Static methods, static member data. Factory methods for object creation. Wrapper classes and autoboxing (briefly)	AccessorMethods.java StaticMethods.java FactoryMethods.java WrapperClasses.java
Tue 4 Oct	Expressions, selection using if statements. I missed this class, so these examples are from my summer CS111 class.	Expressions.java SelectionExample.java FindSmallest.java
Thu 6 Oct	Selection: nested if/else statements Comparing floating point numbers, comparing objects (e.g. Rectangles), and using the switch statement.	Craps.java ComparingDoubles.java ComparingObjects.java
Tue 11 Oct	Repetition using while loops. Sentinel-controlled repetition. Counter-controlled repetition.	SwitchExample.java RepetitionExample.java ReadingFromFile.java CounterControlledLoops.java
Thu 13 Oct	Repetition using do-while loops. For loops. Using repetition to create animation. I missed this class, so these examples are from my summer CS111 class.	Pause.java [to pause the animation] BouncingBall.java [the starter code] BouncingBall.java [my solution] YesOrNo.java Counting.java CompoundInterest.java
Tue 18 Oct	User-defined classes, member variables	Circle.java UsingCircle.java
Thu 20 Oct	User-defined classes: constructors, methods	DrawingCircle.java [some starter code] Pause.java [to pause the animation] Circle.java DrawingCircle.java [my screen saver]
Tue 25 Oct	User-defined classes: accessor and mutator methods, parameter passing, return values	Circle.java UsingCircle.java
Thu 27 October	User-defined classes, instance variables, constructors toString, equals methods, static & final keywords	BankAccount.java UsingBankAccount.java
Tue 1 Nov	Introducing arrays, arrays of primitives, arrays of Strings. Array indicies, operations. Passing an array to a method call.	UsingArrays.java Stats.java
Wed 2 Nov LAB	Alex wrote these two files and asked me to post them.	ArrayOps.java TestArrayOps.java
Thu 3 Nov	Allocating arrays with initializer lists. Copying arrays -- reference (shallow) and members (deep)	InitializerList.java.java CopyingArrays.java
Tue 8 November	Revisit deep copy with objects Multidimensional Arrays	DrawingCircleAndDeepCopy.java MultiDimArrays.java ColorPicker.java
Thu 10 November	Revisit Multidimensional Arrays Example with enumerated types Introduction to inheritance	TicTacToe.java Widget.java
Tue 15 November	Inheritance, class hierarchies	PlayingGames.java
Thu 17 November	Polymorphism, overiding methods.	PlayingGames.java
Tue 22 November	Exceptions, handling in try-catch Generating (throwing) Exceptions	Exceptions.java MyException.java
Tuesday 29 November	Using exception handling for validating user input File Input/Output Structured data files	ValidatingUserInput.java [exceptions] ReadingFromTextFile.java [file I/O] WritingToTextFile.java Contact.java [helper class] Contacts.txt [structured file] StructuredFiles.java

Created by: Aaron Stevens, azs@bu.edu
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Last update: 19 December 2005